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package org.camunda.bpm.engine.form;


/**
 * Used to indicate the type on a {@link FormProperty}.
 * @author Tom Baeyens
 */
public interface FormType {

  /** Name for the form type. */
  String getName();

  /** Retrieve type specific extra information like
   * the list of values for enum types or the format
   * for date types. Look in the userguide for
   * which extra information keys each type provides
   * and what return type they give. */
  Object getInformation(String key);

}
